As Record Store celebrates its 15th anniversary , the IE Staff assembled our top choices for 2022 . Enjoy the day , be kind and pateient with indie store staffs and love the music , on vinyl .
ALICE IN CHAINS
We Die Young • ( Legacy )
Originally released in 1990 as promotional-only , Alice In Chains ’ first studio EP We Die Young will see a limited-edition commercial release on Record Store Day . With remastered audio by Bob Ludwig , the three-track EP includes two songs that later ended up on the band ’ s debut album , Facelift , along with “ Killing Yourself ,” exclusive to this EP . Side A contains “ We Die Young ,” with Side B offering “ It Ain ’ t Like That ” and “ Killing Yourself .”
BAD COMPANY
Live 1979 • ( Rhino )
Originally released on 2CD in 2016 as part of the " Live 1977 & 1979 ” box , Bad Company ’ s 1979 set from London ’ s Wembley Empire Pool is the proper live album that the original line-up never had . Includes timeless live versions of “ Feel Like Makin ’ Love ,” “ Bad Company ,” “ Shooting Star ” and “ Can ’ t Get Enough ”. It ’ s first vinyl pressing is this double album opaque orange vinyl release for Record Store Day 2022 .
BLUR
Bustin + Dronin • ( Warner Bros )
For Record Store Day 2022 , Blur will release a special , double heavyweight colored vinyl edition of their 1998 , Japan-only remix compilation Bustin ’ + Dronin ’ featuring mixes of tracks from their 1997 eponymously titled , number one album . Originally only available as a 2-CD set including a Radio 1 John Peel session , only a handful of copies made their way over to the UK on import . ** Bustin ’ + Dronin ’ has never been available on vinyl before now , and this release features the nine remixes
( note : no Peel Session ) by William Orbit ( tracks 1 , 6 , 7 & 9 ), Adrian Sherwood ( 2 & 8 ), Moby ( 4 ), Thurston Moore ( 5 ) and John McEntire ( 7 ). Released on two x heavyweight colored vinyl LPs - 1 x transparent blue , 1 x transparent green , the sleeve comes with an adapted version of the original Japanese OBI strip and replica insert .
THE CURE
Pornography • ( Elektra ) Limited edition picture disc of the UK band ’ s legendary fourth album , celebrating its 40th anniversary . Featuring the trio of singer / guitarist Robert Smith , drummer Lol Tolhurst and bassist Simon Gallup , this 1982 classic features “ 100 Years ,” “ A Short Term Effect ,” and the single “ The Hanging Garden .” Pornography is arguably the peak of The Cure ’ s early , darker sound before they switched to a more pop-orientated direction . The album had a huge influence on future darkwave and gothic rockers . Despite the album ' s dark themes , it was their most popular release to date , breaching the UK Top 10 .
DEF LEPPARD
High n ’ Dry ( Picture Disc ) • ( Mercury )
High ‘ n ’ Dry , Def Leppard ’ s second album was released in 1981 and was the first produced by long-term collaborator Robert “ Mutt ” Lange . Release during the infancy of MTV , it ’ s hard to underestimate how big this sophomore effort was . Featuring the singles , “ Let It Go ” and “ Bringin ’ on the Heartbreak ,” it was the album that cemented their status in both the UK and America . Presented for the first time as a Picture Disc .
ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN
B-Sides and Live ( 2001-2005 ) • ( Demon )
Previously only available as a digital release , B-Sides and Live ( 2001-2005 ) brings together rare recordings by new wave legends Echo & the Bunnymen .
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